yoke — a wooden bar or frame for joining two animals (especially oxen) to pull heavy loads
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a wooden bar or frame for joining two animals (especially oxen) to pull heavy loads
Pronunciation (IPA): /joʊk/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother said marriage should be a yoke of partnership, not a burden.
- The CEO felt like he was under the yoke of endless meetings and corporate politics.
- The two companies were yoked together by their mutual dependence on the same supplier.
yoke
NOUN[/joʊk/]
a wooden bar or frame for joining two animals (especially oxen) to pull heavy loads
The farmer places a wooden yoke on two oxen before plowing the field.
The yoke broke, but his stroke stays gentle
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'geoc' and Proto-Germanic '*juk-', related to Latin 'iugum' and Sanskrit 'yuga', all deriving from an Indo-European root meaning 'to join' or 'to bind together'.
Breakdown
yoke (from Proto-Germanic *juk- meaning 'join/bind') - a single morpheme with no productive affixes in modern English
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother said marriage should be a yoke of partnership, not a burden.”
“The CEO felt like he was under the yoke of endless meetings and corporate politics.”
“The two companies were yoked together by their mutual dependence on the same supplier.”
“He joked that his wife's shopping habits were like a financial yoke around his neck.”
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